A self-consistent model of plasma and neutrals at Saturn: Neutral cloud morphology

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 110, Issue A9, 2005, Pages

  Jurac, S ^a   Richardson, J D ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 33747183015     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JA010635     Document Type: Article

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